A 35-Win Streak Falls in Jacksonville
Six tournaments, 1,865 matches, two organizations. Hiroshi Fry's 35-0 record snaps, Adetunji Jones goes 11-0, and FUJI BJJ Birmingham finishes 71% by submission.
Hiroshi Fry of Hero 6 walks into FUJI BJJ Jacksonville on a 35-win streak. Davian Cesar Hernandez, rated at 4,804 Jits, ends the run. Fry finishes 10-1 on the weekend and still gains +7,870 Jits. The system rewards volume, but it corrects the record.
Six tournaments across two organizations produce 1,865 matches to open the new year. Grappling Industries Boston leads with 484. Grappling Industries Chicago follows with 445. FUJI BJJ Birmingham runs the smallest field at 144 matches and finishes 71% of them by submission.
Star Performances
Adetunji Jones of Pedigo Submission Fighting goes 11-0 at Grappling Industries Chicago for the weekend's top Jits gain: +9,570. Eleven wins, zero losses, across multiple divisions. The blue belt enters the weekend as a Prodigy-tier fighter and cements himself there.
Hiroshi Fry of Hero 6 goes 10-1 at FUJI BJJ Jacksonville for +7,870 Jits despite seeing his 35-win streak snap. One loss does not undo ten wins — it just means the rating finally has real information to work with. Gabriel Dacosta of Morselli BJJ runs a clean 6-0 at Grappling Industries Boston for +8,340 Jits, and Sean OToole of Trifecta MMA goes 4-0 for +7,690 Jits.
The Deep Brackets
Grappling Industries Chicago generates three six-win bracket runs. Jose Casas of APEX House Of Grappling wins six straight in the white belt No Gi division before his 14-win career streak snaps later in the tournament. Jamason Jodway of Black Lion Jiu Jitsu matches six wins in the blue belt No Gi bracket — including the match that ends Kuba Rafalo's 19-win streak. Luke Bennett of One Touch Fight Team completes the trifecta with six wins in the white belt division for +6,040 Jits.
In Boston, Red Tora Matsumoto of Renzo Gracie Academy runs five straight in the 8-9 grey belt bracket at 7,815 Jits — the highest-rated fighter in any deep bracket this weekend. Gabriel Morais Ferreira of Kairos Jiu Jitsu does it at 10,906 Jits in the same age group, a different weight class.
Upsets and Surprises
Eight win streaks of ten or more fall in a single weekend. Hiroshi Fry (35-0) leads the list. Mackynzie Rayne Bilbrey (19-0) of Black Tie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu falls to Jovanni Frank Lamparelli at FUJI Jacksonville. Kuba Rafalo (19-0) of Fred Lobo BJJ drops to Jodway in Chicago.
Jose Casas (14-0), Matt Radzewsky (13-0), Nestor Pineda (12-0), Scottie Sopko (10-0), and Judah Teal (10-0) all see their streaks broken. New year, clean slate. The brackets do not care about what happened in 2025.
Academy Report
| Academy | Fighters | Medals | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Tie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | 24 | 31 | 13 | 15 | 3 |
| Dogwood BJJ | 21 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 4 |
| Madhouse BJJ | 16 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| Behring Puerto Rico | 12 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| Morselli Jiu Jitsu | 9 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 |
Behring Puerto Rico runs the best efficiency: 22 medals from 12 fighters, nearly 2 per competitor. Morselli Jiu Jitsu converts at an even higher gold rate — 9 golds from 9 fighters, a 1:1 gold-per-athlete ratio.
Tournament Scoreboard
| Tournament | Org | Matches | Sub Rate | Top Academy | Takeaway |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GI Boston | Grappling Industries | 484 | 61% | Morselli Jiu Jitsu (17) | Dacosta goes 6-0, Matsumoto runs 5-win bracket |
| GI Chicago | Grappling Industries | 445 | 59% | G.O.E. Fitness (9) | Jones goes 11-0, three 6-win bracket runs |
| FUJI Jacksonville | FUJI BJJ | 419 | 56% | Black Tie BJJ (31) | Fry's 35-win streak falls, Bilbrey's 19-0 ends |
| FUJI Paducah | FUJI BJJ | 202 | 54% | Dogwood BJJ (29) | Teal's 10-win streak broken |
| GI Cheyenne | Grappling Industries | 171 | 71% | Madhouse BJJ (25) | 71% sub rate leads the weekend |
| FUJI Birmingham | FUJI BJJ | 144 | 71% | American Top Team Tuscaloosa (8) | Smallest field, tied for highest finish rate |
Monday Ratings Movers
Adetunji Jones of Pedigo Submission Fighting gains +9,570 Jits on a perfect 11-0 weekend at Grappling Industries Chicago — the biggest single-weekend Glicko-2 move across all six tournaments. Kroix Rucker goes 8-1 for +8,560 Jits, and Gabriel Dacosta of Morselli BJJ rides a 6-0 run at Boston to +8,340 Jits.
On the drops side, Michael Soggie takes the hardest fall: -4,910 Jits on a 2-9 weekend. Nine losses in one tournament is a brutal reset.
Risers
| # | Fighter | Record | Tier | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adetunji Jones | 11-0 | Prodigy | 5,678 | +9,570 |
| 2 | Kroix Rucker | 8-1 | Prodigy | 3,943 | +8,560 |
| 3 | Gabriel Dacosta | 6-0 | Prodigy | 4,151 | +8,340 |
| 4 | Hiroshi Fry | 10-1 | S-Tier | 7,040 | +7,870 |
| 5 | Sean OToole | 4-0 | Elite | 3,262 | +7,690 |
Drops
| # | Fighter | Record | Tier | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Soggie | 2-9 | Elite | 2,520 | -4,910 |
| 2 | Joseph Alexander Jr. | 2-2 | Elite | 2,788 | -2,310 |
| 3 | Owen Parker Sta Ana | 3-5 | Elite | 2,851 | -1,980 |
| 4 | Kaeden Oloughlin | 3-1 | Elite | 4,192 | -1,780 |
| 5 | Jacob Miller | 4-4 | Elite | 2,549 | -1,580 |
Looking Ahead
Next weekend brings the season's first major expansion. Eleven tournaments span five organizations, with Grappling Industries running Detroit, Salt Lake City, and Tampa. Newbreed opens the year in Atlanta and Jacksonville. FUJI BJJ heads to Panama City Beach and Dayton. United Grappling takes Las Vegas and Reno. The new year schedule is here.
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